UnitedHealth Group names senior vice president of external affairs

UnitedHealth Group has named Ed Kaleta as senior vice president of external affairs. 

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Mr. Kaleta will lead the company’s federal, state and policy functions, according to a July 8 post on his LinkedIn. He was most recently senior vice president of global government affairs at manufacturer 3M. 

According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Kaleta has held several roles in healthcare external affairs. From 2011 to 2022, he was group vice president of U.S. government affairs at Walgreens, and led Humana’s Washington, D.C., office from 2005 to 2011. 

“[I’m] thrilled to be back in healthcare at a pivotal time,” Mr. Kaleta wrote. 

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